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URINAL.

{No Model.)

No. 524,150. Patent-ed Aug. 7, 1894.

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JOHN'TUOKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

URlNAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,150, dated August7, 1894. Application filed October 28, 1893- Serial No. 489,353. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, JOHN TUCKER, a citizen I of the United States, and aresident of New binations of devices hereinafter, more fully describedand particularly pointed out in the appended claims. r

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a urinalembodying my im-' provements. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the vent boss and the end of theferrule or thimble, which enters the same.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken at the line 00, w of Fig. 2;and Fig. 5 is a central vertical section showing a urinal containingthat improvement 'which relates to the outlet flushing means, butomitting that relating to the venting means.

In the severalviews the same parts will be found designated by the samenumerals of reference.

The urinal illustrated is of the single-lipped or cradle type, andcomprises a back 1, sides -2, and sloping bottom 3, the wholeconstituting a bowl or receiver, the upper edge of which is providedwith a flushing-rim 4:, conforming to the contour of the bowl, andperforated at 5 at various'localities to discharge waterdown upon theback, sides, and bottom of the bowl to'eleanse the same. At about thecenter of the back of the bowl and in rear of the latter at its lowerportion is formed or provided a vertical passageway or pipe whichconstitutes the outlet 6, of the bowl and communicates therewithpreferably by three rows of oblong openings 7 in the front wall 8 of thepipe, which wall extends up from the bottom of the bowl substantially tothe top of the urinal and joins the upper portion of the flushing rim 4.The back wall 9 of the said pipe also extends up to the upper portion ofthe flushing rim and connects with the-inletnozzle or horn 10 of theurinal. About halfway up, the front wall 8 is preferably .inclinedrearwardly and upwardly for a short distance and then proceeds upparallel with the back wall to form a flushing-conduit 11, for theoutlet 6, over which it is directly located and with which it is in opencommunication.

Referring more particularly now to Figs. 1 to 4, it will be observedthat by the addition of a wall or member 12 the flushing-conduit 11 isextended to the forward side of the outlet and terminates just above theupper tier of the slots 7, where it is provided with a bot-, tom 13,which is provided with a series of perforations 14 so made or disposedas to throw numerous small jets or streams in various directions and ina manner such as to thoroughly wash down the walls of the outlet at allportions from the upper ends of the top row of slots. The upper end ofthe flushing-conduit 11 communicates with the flushing-rim 4, at

15, and both flushing means receive their'wa ter from the common inletnozzle or horn 10. The straight, back wall 9 is formed with a circularopening 16, in rear of the lowerpor- 'tion of the flushing-conduit andabove the plane of the perforated bottom or spreader thereof.Surrounding the opening on the outside is a'boss 17, provided with threegrooves 18 extending through the wall 9, for the passage therethrough ofa similar number of lugs 19 on a metallic thimble or ferrule 20, which,

after such passage, is partially rotated to cause said lugs to engagethe inner surface of the wall 9. A clamp-nut 21 is then applied to holdthe ferrule securely in position. Tothe outer projecting end of theferrule is connected an elbow, and to this a ventilating-pipe 22 leadingto fresh air, preferably through the roof. The back 1 of the bowl ispreferablymade to incline or slope forward from its outer edges andmerge or vanish into the central, protrud 1 ing outlet andflushing-conduit, for the purpose of preventing the inwardly -'projectedstreams or jets from the flushing-rim strikingl against the outlet andflushing-conduit and splashing, which they would be apt to do if theback 1 were made to set parallel with and back against the house or roomwall, or slab 23. The outer edges of the back 1 are provided withperforated ears 24, for the attachment of the urinal by screws or bolts.

The outlet 6 extends below the bottom of the bowl, as a neck, to receivethe inner end of a metallic trap 25, which may have a trap screw 26, anda back-air pipe 27.

For the purpose of concealing the trap a shield 28 may be employed,whichmay be secured by a screw 29, the upper end of the shield being merelyslipped behind a depending flange 30, on the under side of the bowl.

The bowl, the outlet, and the flushing-conduit, in fact all of the partsexcepting the venting-pipe and the trap, are made integral or of asingle piece of porcelain or earthenware.

The bowed or V-shaped back 1 and the outlet and conduit may be morefirmly united or connected together by means of ties or strengtheningribs 31, made integral with these parts as shown at Fig. 4.

In operation it will be understood that the flushing water, proceedingfrom a tank or other source of supply, as usual, enters the inlet-nozzleor horn l0 and divides at 15, part entering the flushing-rim 4 and partthe flushing-conduit 11, the former discharging over the walls of thebowl and emptying through the slots into the outlet 6, and trap, and thelatter discharging onto and washing down the inner surfaces or bore ofthe outlet, which it is as necessary to thoroughly cleanse as the bowlitself.

In emptying the bowls contents into the outlet, under the force of thewater from the flushing-rim, the interior walls of the outlet arenecessarily thoroughly splashed or splattered, and inprior constructionsare therefore rendered foul and dangerous to health.

In my improved urinal, the walls of the outlet are thoroughly flushed orcleansed at each flushing of the bowl and hence the contrivance as awhole is a much more desirable and sanitary one than any heretoforemade. With the outlet flush, there is little if any liability of foulodors arising, but in the event of any such emanations they will becarried off by the vent-pipe and thus the urinal fixture and the air inthe apartment in which it is located will be kept clean and pure. I

Referring now to Fig. 5, the urinal is of substantially the sameconstruction as that heretofore described with the exception that theurinal vent is omitted and the outlet-conduit slightly differentlyformed. In this modification, the perforated bottom, rose, or spreaderof the flushing-conduit extends entirely across the interior of theoutlet, instead of only part way, this being possible because of theelimination of the urinal-vent shown in the other figures. The operationof this form of the urinal is substantially the same as that shown atFig. 2, as far as the bowl-flushing and outlet-flushing means areconcerned.

Various other changes in detail construc tion and design may be madewithout departin g from the gist of my several improvements.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl, the flushing-rim therefor,the vertical outlet, arranged back of the plane of the bowl, and

the outlet flushing-conduit, arranged in rear of the bowl in line withthe outlet and terminating above the same.

2. The combination,in a urinal, of the bowl, the flushing-rim therefor,the vertical outlet arranged back of the plane of the bowl, theflushing-conduit arranged in line with the outlet and terminating abovethe same, and the inlet-nozzle orvhorn adapted to supply flushing waterto both the flushing-rim and flushing-conduit.

3. The combination,in a urinal, of the bowl, the flushing-rim therefor,the centrally-arranged vertical outlet, and the bowl-back inclinedforwardly from opposite sides of the outlet and joining the same at itsfront side or face.

4:. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl, the flushing-rimtherefor, the centrally-arranged vertical outlet and integralflushingconduit, and the bowl-back inclined forwardly from. oppositesides of the outlet and the flushing-conduit and joining the faces ofthe same.

5. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl having a forwardly-bowedback, and the vertical outlet and flushing-conduit arranged centrally inrear of said back and formed integral therewith.

6. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl having a forwardly-bowedback, the vertical outlet and flushing-conduit arranged centrally inrear of said back, and the strengthening ribs, the whole being madeintegral.

7. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl having a flushing-rim andback delivery, the outlet in rear of the bowl, and the flushingconduitin line with and formed integral with the bowl and the outlet andprovided at its lower end with a perforated bottom or 10. Thecombination, in a urinal, of the bowl having a flushing-rim, the trap,the outlet in rear of the bowl and attached directly to the trap, theflushing-conduit in line with and over the outlet, and the outlet-vent.

11. The combination,in aurinal, of the bowl having a flushing-rim, theoutlet and the flushing-conduit, formed by the walls 8, 9 and 12, andthe vent opening formed in the wa1l9.

g 12. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl 5 having a flushing-rim,and a bowed-back, the

outlet and the flushing-conduit formed by the walls 8, 9 and 12, theslots formed in the wall 8, the vent-opening formed in the wall 9, andthe common inlet-nozzle, the whole bero ing formed of a single piece ofearthenware.

13. The combination, in a urinal, of the bowl having a flushing-rim andthe perforated

